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Manu Gupta Vice-Chairperson, ADRRN Co- Director, SEEDS India

The Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network. Manu Gupta Vice-Chairperson, ADRRN Co- Director, SEEDS India. CHALLENGES IN ASIA. Asia is the most disaster prone continent 90% of all natural disasters 50% of all major disasters Affects economies, lives, fabric of human society

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Manu Gupta Vice-Chairperson, ADRRN Co- Director, SEEDS India

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  1. The Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network Manu Gupta Vice-Chairperson, ADRRN Co- Director, SEEDS India

  2. CHALLENGES IN ASIA • Asia is the most disaster prone continent • 90% of all natural disasters • 50% of all major disasters • Affects economies, lives, fabric of human society • Sheer scale and complexity of natural disasters in recent times • Many countries struggling to recover

  3. ASIAN NGOs • Total number uncertain • Different definitions/classifications • Local vs International • Capacities vary • What is certain is the number is increasing and the roles are more evident

  4. NGOs should complement each other • NGOs need to be responsible, transparent and accountable • Benchmarking • Good practice guidelines

  5. ADRRN • February 2002, Kobe, Japan • ADRC & UN-OCHA • More than 30 NGOs gathered from all over Asia • Asian NGOs wanting to take charge • Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network (ADRRN) was formed

  6. Current Strength 28 member NGOs from 15 Asian Countries • Chairperson • Dr. Jemilah Mahmood (MERCY Malaysia) • Vice Chairperson • Manu Gupta (SEEDS India) • Committee Members • Milet Mendoza (Tabang Mindanao, Philippines) • Amod Dixit (NSET, Nepal) • Naeem Salimee (CoAR, Afghanistan) • Dr. Tan K. (SiF, Singapore)

  7. ADRRN Meetings Subsequent meetings in December 2003, June 2004, WCDR 2005, August 2005, and June 2006 at Bangkok

  8. Activities

  9. Post Tsunami :Promoting Awareness

  10. Young Communities

  11. Governance Training CHANGE AGENTS within communities Building Safety Water Conservation

  12. November 2005 : Penang ADRRN/GOLFRE Asia Regional Learning Workshop Disaster Risk Reduction: Learning from Tsunami Experience 22 to 30 November 2005, University of Science Malaysia, Pulau Pinang

  13. Workshop Methodology • Experience sharing through country case studies • Tools and Techniques • Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue • Medical First Response • Relief distribution • Psycho-social aid • Shelter: temporary and permanent • Participatory rapid assessment • Livelihood recovery and rehabilitation • Non-Structural Mitigation • Simulation Exercise (Group Work) • Field Exercise – Impact, Response, Mitigation & Preparedness

  14. Community Learning Generate information Knowledge bank Synthesize Reflective Practice “developing with communities from and for them”

  15. 2005-2007

  16. PARTNERS

  17. PROJECTS INDIA: SEEDS Micro credit program for immediate Livelihood recovery INDONESIA : MERCY MALAYSIA Development of Resource Center & Sustainable Knowledge Bank SRI LANKA : SARVODAYA Eco-village & Preparedness for long term Recovery

  18. May 2006- March 2007 Training and Capacity Enhancement of Local Governments in the Earthquake Affected Areas of Pakistan To be Implemented by • United Nations Inter-Agency secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) • Contribution from the Government of European Union through the Voluntary Trust Fund for disaster reduction) • Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN) and Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (KU GSGES)

  19. ADRRN member NGOs working in humanitarian sector are directly in touch with the “Change Agents” – workers, community leaders, school teachers, masons, health workers…..

  20. ADRRN’s MISSION “Promote coordination and collaboration among NGOs for effective and efficient disaster reduction and response in the Asia-Pacific region”

  21. OBJECTIVES • To develop an interactive network of NGOs committed to achieving excellence in the field of disaster reduction and response • To raise the relevant concerns of NGOs in the Asia-Pacific region to the larger community of NGOs globally, through various international forums and platforms • To promote best practices and standards in disaster reduction and response • To provide a mechanism for sharing reliable information and facilitating capacity building among network members and other stakeholders

  22. What has worked…. • Asian spirit • Strong & Committed Core Group • Volunteering time and efforts for the network • Implementing activities on the ground • Complementing each other’s roles • Regular communication, meetings, website etc Member NGOs see great value in their participation in network activities

  23. …….challenges remain • Recognition at national level • Sustained funding for secretariat • Legal Status : Registration etc. • Membership criterion • Guiding principles

  24. Every organization has its own unique identity If we can encourage diversity….

  25. ….true unity can prevail! Thank you www.adrrn.net

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